STS at UW Blog

STS at UW Blog

The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2019 PSP3: A Summer Program in Philosophy of Science for Underrepresented Groups, which will be …

The Material Culture Studies Program and Art History Department will be hosting an interdisciplinary conference in March 2019 on the various ways in which graduate students at UW-Madison engage material culture in their research and …

Michelle Kelly is a Pediatric Hospitalist and Associate Professor (CHS) in the UW Department of Pediatrics, within the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Professor Kelly recently joined the Holtz Center for Science and …

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science / La Société canadienne d’histoire et de philosophie des sciences Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2019 / Congrès des sciences …

With support from the Holtz Center, William Voinot-Baron spent twelve months in the Alaska Native (Yupiaq) village of Naknaq (pseudonym) in western Alaska conducting research on the consequences of state and federal subsistence fishing regulations for …

The Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies offers a program of top-up fellowships for continuing graduate students with research interests in the field of science and technology studies (STS), …

The Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is a competitive grant program that fosters public engagement and the advancement of the Wisconsin Idea, the notion that the knowledge and solutions generated at UW-Madison will benefit the people …

AI at Work: A Hybrid Study of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning ResearchCASE 1+3 Studentship (Masters and PhD) Project Description: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP) The Department …

Nicole Nelson, together with Science and Technology Studies alumna, Dr. Kaitlin Stack Whitney have a new co-authored chapter included in “Living with Animals: Bonds across Species” (released September 2018). Stack Whitney received her Ph.D. in …

With the support of the Holtz Center Thematic Cluster Grant, in 2016-17 we organized a year-long speaker series on “One Health and History,” featuring scholars from across the humanities and social and natural sciences, and …

The Department of Women’s Studies at San Diego State University invites applications for an open rank, tenure-track position Feminist Science and Technology Studies Inviting applications from scholars with a research concentration in feminist science studies …

UW-Madison Sociology Professor, Joan Fujimura, has been elected to a four-year term as President of the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S), which will include two years as President, one year as President-Elect …

With the upcoming fall semester, the UW-Madison Ethics Bowl team members are excited about a new year and another chance at regionals. Last year, the team placed 3rd at the Upper Midwest Regional tournament and …

Joan Fujimura recently received an NSF Scholars Award for her upcoming project, which examines the role of infrastructures in the production of knowledge about genetics, blood, and race. In particular, Fujimura and her team examine …

(POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT) University of Wisconsin-La Crosse History Assistant Professor – History of Science/Medicine https://employment.uwlax.edu/postings/9882 The Department of History at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse seeks applicants for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor …

Call for submissions: becoming-Botanicals: a post-modern liber herbalis – due Sept 21 becoming-Botanicals is a research-creation project led by The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Research and Knowledge Exchange in association with the University of Wisconsin-Madison; …

Kohler Fellows at WID Application Open – Apply by August 10 to be a Marie Christine Kohler Fellow at WID in 2018-19. The fellows are senior graduate or professional students selected on the strength of …

In 2017, Dr. Todd Allen returned to the UW-Madison campus after a series of admirable roles and accomplishments in the field of science and technology. Allen was previously on the faculty from 2003-2012 and is currently …

After graduating with her bachelor’s degree in Biology from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2017, Kole Binger joined the Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team (SMAHRT), led by Dr. Megan Moreno. As an Associate Research …

Doug Maynard has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Cooley-Mead Award from the Social Psychology section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). At this year’s meetings in Philadelphia, he will be giving the …

The Holtz Center is seeking a lecturer to teach STS 201 this fall. To view the PVL and to apply for this position, please view the full position announcement. Deadline for applications: June 15, 2018 http://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/cw/en-us/job/498183/lecturer-in-science-and-technology-studies …

Brad Kerr, MS recently returned to UW-Madison as an Administrative Program Specialist in the Department of Pediatrics. He provides assistance and training to new research. As a member of the Social Media and Adolescent Health …

Studies conducted by the Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team rely on the work of an interdisciplinary team. Team members have varying backgrounds in biology, psychology, english and journalism. SMAHRT’s PI, Dr. Megan Moreno, …

Caroline Gottschalk Druschke is Assistant Professor of Composition and Rhetoric in the Department of English, who regularly collaborates with a variety of humans and fish. Druschke’s research and teaching fuse ecological field methods, feminist science studies, and Amerindian …

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is a summer program for gifted and talented middle- and high-school students who are looking to enrich their educations in a fast-paced academic setting over the summer. We …

While I made valuable memories and explored a variety of subjects over the course of my academic career in Madison, my certificate experience undeniably pointed me in the direction of my future. Focusing in ethics, I completed …

Associate Professor of Geography, Ian G. Baird, recently joined the Holtz Center after wanting to collaborate with other scholars in science and technology studies on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Baird, who has been a …

Job Posting at McGill Biomedical Ethics Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity in Ethics and STS of Pediatric Cancer Research and Precision Medicine We are seeking an individual interested in contributing to a project exploring barriers, opportunities, and …

Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and …

HOLTZ CENTER MEMBERS Faculty & Staff Outreach Fellowship Applications due April 18, 2018 The Holtz Center offers an annual Outreach Fellowship for UW-Madison Faculty and Staff. The Holtz Center seeks, as one of its key …

Professor Samer Alatout’s (2008) article, “States of Scarcity: Water, Space, and Identity Politics in Israel, 1948-1959”, has been selected by the editors of Environment and Planning Journals to appear in a special collection celebrating their 50th Anniversary. It …